Competitive Information for Bellsprout [X/Y]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bellsprout? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.
Bellsprout is a pretty decent Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. Bellsprout is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Bellsprout can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Bellsprout is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 56 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seed Bomb / Razor Leaf
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Leech Life
Physical Sweeper Bellsprout (Chlorophyll)
Bellsprout is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellsprout's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellsprout's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 20-base power Bug-type move (Bellsprout recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 56 Hp / 80 Def / 252 SpA / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Weather Ball
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Bellsprout (Chlorophyll)
Bellsprout is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Bellsprout's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellsprout's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellsprout's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Bellsprout recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Bellsprout must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bellsprout? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 56 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge / Return
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
- Leech Life
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bellsprout (Chlorophyll)
Bellsprout is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellsprout's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellsprout's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Leech Life is a physical 20-base power Bug-type move (Bellsprout recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 56 Hp / 80 Def / 252 SpA / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Weather Ball
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Bellsprout (Chlorophyll)
Bellsprout is a notable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Bellsprout's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellsprout's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellsprout's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Acid is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Bellsprout recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Bellsprout must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bellsprout learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Bellsprout can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Bellsprout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic, Sleep Powder
Moves that boost Bellsprout's stats
- Growth
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Bellsprout
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Bellsprout in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Bellsprout's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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